Marion, Ohio—NTPA Championship Pulling 2025 has arrived!
The National Tractor Pullers Association, the United Pullers of the Carolinas, and the North Carolina State Fair will together present the 2025 NC State Fair Southern Showdown at the fairgrounds in Raleigh, North Carolina from Friday through Sunday, October 17-19. This Regional National event will be conducted in four sessions: Friday at 6 p.m., Saturday at noon and 6 p.m., and Sunday at 1 p.m.
Truck and tractor pulling is a motorsport renowned worldwide as an outlet for the ingenuity that God instilled in every human mind and a showcase for the passion that He placed in every human heart. Competitors and their teams construct and control specialized vehicles to tow a sled of increasing resistance the greatest distance along a straight, dirt track.
The National Tractor Pullers Association constantly advances the sport’s standards for safety and integrity. At each of its sanctioned events, the NTPA respects faith, honors family, appreciates freedom, promotes fairness, and guarantees fun for all of our valued patrons. Welcome!
The Southern Showdown is part of the 2025 NTPA Region IV Circuit presented by Steiner Tractor Parts. Regional National classes scheduled to appear at the Southern Showdown include Super Farm (Sessions Two and Four) and Light Pro Stock (Sessions One and Three) Tractors, Four-Wheel-Drive (Sessions Two and Four) Trucks, and Modified Minis (Sessions One and Three).
RN-registered vehicles in each division will vie for year-end Region IV championships and potential berths in the 39th edition of the Enderle Pull-Off on Saturday, September 19, 2026 in Urbana, Ohio.
The United Pullers of the Carolinas, an NTPA member state organization, will additionally present open-entry classes of Heavy Super Stock Tractors (Sessions Two and Four), Two-Wheel-Drive Trucks (Sessions One and Three), Pro Stock Diesel 4×4 2.6 Trucks (Sessions One and Three) and multi-engine Modifieds (Sessions One and Four) and invitational classes of Pro Farm Tractors (Sessions Two and Four) and Light Four-Wheel-Drive Trucks (Sessions Two and Three).
For more information about the NC State Fair Southern Showdown, visit the fair’s website, NCStateFair.com. To discover more about NTPA Championship Pulling, check out NTPAPULL.com or the NTPA mobile app.